News Archive for James R Whitson

The European Animation Awards are back after a six-year hiatus
Pharrell Williams releases new original song from his biopic Piece By Piece

Grammy Award-winning artist Pharrell Williams has released his new original song Piece By Piece from the motion picture soundtrack for Focus Features’ animated biopic Piece By Piece, directed by Academy-Award winning director Morgan Neville. The song was written by Pharrell Williams and performed by Williams and Princess Anne High School Fabulous Marching Cavaliers. You can […]

Pharrell’s Lego biopic Piece By Piece premieres at Telluride
Tubi streaming all 4 seasons of Beetlejuice animated series for free
Paramount reveals Sonic the Hedgehog 3 trailer with Keanu Reeves as Shadow
Everybody Still Hates Chris animated series gets September premiere date
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim brings Tolkien’s epic world back to the big screen

“New Line Cinema debuted the official trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, the upcoming anime adventure which will take moviegoers back to Middle-earth and deep into the history behind J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved book series… The animated feature film is presented by New Line and will be distributed theatrically worldwide […]

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft teaser trailer released
Inside Out 2 becomes Pixar’s top-grossing movie of all time globally
Shrek 5 sets summer 2026 release at DreamWorks
Marvel’s What If…? to end after three seasons
Despicable Me 4 opens

Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 opens today. The critical consensus is mixed, with the film just falling short of a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score at 55%. Box Office Pro still projects a strong first place opening week domestically, with the movie potentially taking $70-$85 million for the three-day weekend, and $115–$135 million for the longer five-day […]

MeTV Toons launches
Inside Out 2 opens

Pixar’s Inside Out 2 opens today in 4,440 theatres, the 17th-widest release of all time according to The Numbers. The film is a big hit with the critics, earning a stellar score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Spicing things up with the wrinkle of teenage angst, Inside Out 2 clears the head and […]

The Newton Brothers reflect on X-Men ’97, their first animation project